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This thread is full of leftists acting like they're having some kind of revelation about Woke working exactly how it was obviously designed to work.
Hear me out, maybe the "epistemic pitfall" wasn't a pitfall, because being racist against white people, for example, WAS THE POINT.
Hear me out, maybe the "epistemic pitfall" wasn't a pitfall, because being racist against white people, for example, WAS THE POINT.
Also LoL at Pot of Greed guy replying w/ the exact same thing OP is talking about. "Racism against white people was an excuse for MISOGYNY." Except it was mostly used by "women of color."
These people fundamentally haven't changed, they're just recalibrating the oppression stack.
These people fundamentally haven't changed, they're just recalibrating the oppression stack.
Wokies weren't "doing something else." They wanted to be racist against white people, sexist against men, etc, (also commit theft) & they shored up an enforcement system that if you criticized them for it, they'd ostracize & punish you. That's it. That's the movement.
Decline was a choice. Not anymore.
In just 14 months, @POTUS has restored our nation’s capital, making it SAFE & BEAUTIFUL.
🧵 500+ instances of graffiti cleaned, 153 homeless encampments removed, 22 fountains restored, 28 statues cleaned, & more. Check out some of the wins ⬇️
In just 14 months, @POTUS has restored our nation’s capital, making it SAFE & BEAUTIFUL.
🧵 500+ instances of graffiti cleaned, 153 homeless encampments removed, 22 fountains restored, 28 statues cleaned, & more. Check out some of the wins ⬇️
Meridian Hill Fountains
Bolivar Memorial Park Fountain
Watched the Common’s ‘debate’ on the EHRC guidance.
Here’s the TL:DR version.
Buckle up. Get wine. Much wine. Then get more.
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Here’s the TL:DR version.
Buckle up. Get wine. Much wine. Then get more.
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Sarah Owen wishes “there was a better start Pride month”
Really. A better start than lesbians & gay men having their rights confirmed?
That’s good, right? Nooo transvestites be sad.
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Really. A better start than lesbians & gay men having their rights confirmed?
That’s good, right? Nooo transvestites be sad.
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Next: Marie Goldman. It may be expensive for women to have stuff. It’s apparently a *core British value* that lesbians do dick. Who knew 🤷♀️
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Okay, I generally side with *both* users and riggers because this cmo3 or not situation is mostly Live2D's fault but.
This has got to be the worst rigger take I've seen so far. If you can't afford to keep your clients' files safe by default, you should not be doing this job.
This has got to be the worst rigger take I've seen so far. If you can't afford to keep your clients' files safe by default, you should not be doing this job.
If you do not provide a cmo3 to users, it is your absolute prerogative to make the utmost effort to never, ever lose those files.
There is no possible excuse for losing paid client work like that. Ever. Period. That's a hill I will die on. This is the lowest possible bar.
There is no possible excuse for losing paid client work like that. Ever. Period. That's a hill I will die on. This is the lowest possible bar.
This is literally Computer 101. You should have backups. You should have off-site/cloud backups. And you shouldn't charge people for it.
If you don't, you are not a serious professional in *any* computer-based field. This is a basic industry standard requirement.
If you don't, you are not a serious professional in *any* computer-based field. This is a basic industry standard requirement.
After many conversations over past year with friends, business associates & policymakers about the future of AI job disruption, I’ve tried to get my thoughts in order. With the caveat that I have no specific AI expertise, here they are. Comments and corrections encouraged.🧵
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AI coding tools crossed an important threshold over the past year with release of Anthropic's Claude Code. Previously, largely sophisticated autocomplete systems that created code snippets, they’re now agents capable of completing substantial engineering tasks.
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Developers were shocked at how good the tools were. Those previously skeptical of AI coding did a 180. Very quickly, the role of many software engineers began to change, shifting from writing code themselves to supervising, directing, and reviewing the work of coding agents.
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1st clip was 2017.
2nd clip was very recently (sorry about the sound)
And the last two clips are the interesting bit in between.
Thus makes the George Carlin clips below show the man had his eye on the target.
2nd clip was very recently (sorry about the sound)
And the last two clips are the interesting bit in between.
Thus makes the George Carlin clips below show the man had his eye on the target.
I think it would be useful to post this as a reply to the above post.
Spontaneous thread part 3, but I think I'll leave it there. Pretty good dive into the size of Blackrock, I would say.
I thought about the claim that I am "obsessed" with Graham Platner last night. Am I obsessed with Graham Platner? The truth is: I'm not. I think he's boring. But I think I am "obsessed"--or at least hyper-focussed--w/ how little others care about things that I think should matter
I don't like pathological lying. I don't like being gaslit about pathological lying. Honesty should matter. I also think Nazi tattoos should still matter. I think it's important to consider a person's character. If they're a serial cheater, blame rape victims, & like violence.
If Platner were to drop out, I wouldn't think of him anymore. But we have all this lying, gaslighting, etc, when the Senate majority is at risk. When even the whole Dem party is at risk. This general "race to the bottom" in terms of human character. I do care about all that a lot
4 Ways to Stand Out in this Difficult Job Market
1. Start a Substack and consistently write about what you know. Share your insights, lessons learned, industry perspectives, and project breakdowns. Showcase your work publicly and share your Substack articles on LinkedIn, include them on your resume, and send the links to recruiters as part of your professional portfolio.
1. Start a Substack and consistently write about what you know. Share your insights, lessons learned, industry perspectives, and project breakdowns. Showcase your work publicly and share your Substack articles on LinkedIn, include them on your resume, and send the links to recruiters as part of your professional portfolio.
2. Build projects that align with the industry you want to break into whether that’s GovTech, FinTech, Healthcare Tech, Cybersecurity, AI, or Enterprise SaaS. Create real-world use cases and feature demonstrations that reflect actual business challenges. Add these projects to your LinkedIn profile, resume, portfolio site, and job applications.
3. Go beyond simply learning AI tools, low-code platforms, cloud technologies, and data platforms. Be prepared to clearly explain how these technologies solve real business problems, improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, increase productivity, strengthen customer experiences, or drive strategic decision-making.
You're probably bad, really bad, at making medical decisions.
Almost everyone is.
And I see it hurt people, all the time.
But it's not your fault.
The problem is that most doctors don't have the time to explain the right way and some never learned how.
So, here's a test:
You have disease X.
Which treatment is best?
Treatment A: 80% chance it works. Side effects: 1% D, 3% E, 5% F
Treatment B: 90% chance it works. Side effects: 20% D, 60% E, 90% F
Treatment C: 50% chance it works. Side effects: 0% D, 0% E, 0% F
What's the right answer?
Almost everyone is.
And I see it hurt people, all the time.
But it's not your fault.
The problem is that most doctors don't have the time to explain the right way and some never learned how.
So, here's a test:
You have disease X.
Which treatment is best?
Treatment A: 80% chance it works. Side effects: 1% D, 3% E, 5% F
Treatment B: 90% chance it works. Side effects: 20% D, 60% E, 90% F
Treatment C: 50% chance it works. Side effects: 0% D, 0% E, 0% F
What's the right answer?
If you picked one, you were wrong.
There is no right answer.
The best treatment depends entirely on what disease X is, and what D, E, and F are.
If F is the worst side effect and it's mild dry skin, you take B and barely think about it.
If F is death, you never touch B, and suddenly C, the one that "works" the least, looks pretty good.
Same numbers. Opposite answer. The percentages are useless until you know what's behind them.
That's the whole game, and not many people play it right.
There is no right answer.
The best treatment depends entirely on what disease X is, and what D, E, and F are.
If F is the worst side effect and it's mild dry skin, you take B and barely think about it.
If F is death, you never touch B, and suddenly C, the one that "works" the least, looks pretty good.
Same numbers. Opposite answer. The percentages are useless until you know what's behind them.
That's the whole game, and not many people play it right.
Now the real thing. Accutane and acne, because it's the perfect example.
Every medical problem gives you one choice: treat it, or don't. (Yes, prevention is better. But we'll say the cat's out of the bag.)
Sometimes it's easy.
An infection with a 99% chance of killing you vs an antibiotic with a 1 in a million chance of a fatal reaction. You take the antibiotic. Not even a real choice.
But it gets hard when the problem won't kill you and the side effect risk is higher than 1 in a million.
And that's where people outside healthcare go wrong, over and over. They obsess over the risk of the side effect and almost completely ignore the risk of not treating.
Asking your doctor "is this safe?" is a dumb question.
Ask if it's safer than the other options, including no treatment.
And treat "it doesn't work" as a side effect of its own.
So, let's take a teenager whose acne is making them depressed.
Three options:
No treatment: the depression continues. A 100% chance it keeps going.
Diet, topicals, lights, natural approaches: real, they work for lots of kids, no meaningful side effects. Say a 50% chance one works for this kid. A 50% chance the depression keeps going.
Isotretinoin: clears almost everyone while they take it, but in about 20% the acne comes back when we stop, so 20% are left with acne that keeps driving the depression. It has the side effect everyone worries about, depression itself. The evidence doesn't give a clean number; in my experience it's about 1 in 100, and it resolves when we stop the drug. So, a 1% chance of temporary drug-induced depression, and a 20% chance the acne-driven depression keeps going.
Now line them up, by the chance the kid stays depressed:
No treatment: 100%.
Natural approaches: 50%.
Isotretinoin: 20%, plus a 1% chance of temporary, reversible depression from the drug.
Riskiest is no treatment.
Safest is isotretinoin.
The natural approaches sit in the middle.
Is isotretinoin safe? Dumb question.
Is isotretinoin dangerous? Dumb question.
The only question that makes sense: which option carries the most risk, and which the least?
Every medical problem gives you one choice: treat it, or don't. (Yes, prevention is better. But we'll say the cat's out of the bag.)
Sometimes it's easy.
An infection with a 99% chance of killing you vs an antibiotic with a 1 in a million chance of a fatal reaction. You take the antibiotic. Not even a real choice.
But it gets hard when the problem won't kill you and the side effect risk is higher than 1 in a million.
And that's where people outside healthcare go wrong, over and over. They obsess over the risk of the side effect and almost completely ignore the risk of not treating.
Asking your doctor "is this safe?" is a dumb question.
Ask if it's safer than the other options, including no treatment.
And treat "it doesn't work" as a side effect of its own.
So, let's take a teenager whose acne is making them depressed.
Three options:
No treatment: the depression continues. A 100% chance it keeps going.
Diet, topicals, lights, natural approaches: real, they work for lots of kids, no meaningful side effects. Say a 50% chance one works for this kid. A 50% chance the depression keeps going.
Isotretinoin: clears almost everyone while they take it, but in about 20% the acne comes back when we stop, so 20% are left with acne that keeps driving the depression. It has the side effect everyone worries about, depression itself. The evidence doesn't give a clean number; in my experience it's about 1 in 100, and it resolves when we stop the drug. So, a 1% chance of temporary drug-induced depression, and a 20% chance the acne-driven depression keeps going.
Now line them up, by the chance the kid stays depressed:
No treatment: 100%.
Natural approaches: 50%.
Isotretinoin: 20%, plus a 1% chance of temporary, reversible depression from the drug.
Riskiest is no treatment.
Safest is isotretinoin.
The natural approaches sit in the middle.
Is isotretinoin safe? Dumb question.
Is isotretinoin dangerous? Dumb question.
The only question that makes sense: which option carries the most risk, and which the least?
Well ... Top Republicans in House and Senate have filed amendments to alter @GovRonDeSantis prop tax proposal so that school district taxes would remain intact
DeSantis earlier today explained why he included schools in his proposal - saying he wanted to eliminated all property taxes for homestead property owners. But if the changes go thru then homeowners would continue to pay taxes for schools .
Senate panel this p.m. is now going over proposed amendments. A Democrat amendment to add in Dec. 31, 2031 provision for the prop tax overhaul is defeated. But an amendment from GOP Sen. Avila that makes sure elections & other county functions can be paid w prop taxes passed
The US is rebuilding Lebanon.
The contracts are there.
US TAXPAYERS PAY FOR IT.
The contracts are there.
US TAXPAYERS PAY FOR IT.
Design and Construction services for renovation of four Police Stations in Lebanon.
There is also this...
Tactical Weapons Training Facility Services for the US Embassy in Jerusalem 🤔
Tactical Weapons Training Facility Services for the US Embassy in Jerusalem 🤔
New from @DailyCaller: On its mission to make "DC Safe and Beautiful Again," the Trump admin has:
- fixed 22 fountains
- cleaned 28 statues
- filled 150 potholes
- cleaned up 500 instances of graffiti
- removed 250 truckloads of debris from ponds
- installed more than 1,143 benches
- put out 134 rat-proof trash cans.
It's been 14 months of cleaning up the nation's capital.
- fixed 22 fountains
- cleaned 28 statues
- filled 150 potholes
- cleaned up 500 instances of graffiti
- removed 250 truckloads of debris from ponds
- installed more than 1,143 benches
- put out 134 rat-proof trash cans.
It's been 14 months of cleaning up the nation's capital.
The full list of statues and fountains fixed:
Fountains:
American Veterans Disabled for Life
Bolivar Memorial Park Fountain
Columbus Circle Fountain
Dupont Circle Fountain
FDR Memorial Fountains
Freedom Plaza
General Phillip Sheridan Fountain
George Mason Memorial Fountain
National Japanese American Memorial Fountain
John Marshall Park Fountain
John Paul Jones Fountain
Kahil Gibran Memorial Fountains
Korean War Veterans Memorial Fountain
Lafayette Park Fountains
Meridian Hill Fountains
MLK Jr. Memorial Fountains
National Law Enforcement Memorial
Rawlins Park
Taras Shevshenko Memorial Park Fountain
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Moats and Fountains
US Navy Memorial Fountain
World War II Memorial Fountain
Statues:
Captain John Paul Jones Statue
Dante in Merdian Hill
Edmund Burke Statue
James Bucannan in Merdian Hill
George Mason Statue
Nathaniel Green Statue
John Ericsson Monument
John Marshall Statue in John Marshall Park
Casimir Pulaski in Freedom Plaza
Two chess players in John Marshall Park
John Witherspoon Statue
Theodore Rosevelt Statue and Monuments
Rawlins in Rawlins Park
United Spanish War Veterans Memorial (The “Hiker”)
Thomas Jefferson at Memorial
The Seabees Statues
Bolivar Equestrian in Bolivar Park
Sheridan Statue
Joan of Arc in Merdian Hill
General John Logan Statue
Caesar Rodney
Commodore John Barry Statue
Hamilton (Commerce)
Bernardo de Galvez Statue
George Washington at Washington Circle
Lincoln Statue in Lincoln Memorial
George Washington (Rose Garden)
Taras Schevchenko Statue
Fountains:
American Veterans Disabled for Life
Bolivar Memorial Park Fountain
Columbus Circle Fountain
Dupont Circle Fountain
FDR Memorial Fountains
Freedom Plaza
General Phillip Sheridan Fountain
George Mason Memorial Fountain
National Japanese American Memorial Fountain
John Marshall Park Fountain
John Paul Jones Fountain
Kahil Gibran Memorial Fountains
Korean War Veterans Memorial Fountain
Lafayette Park Fountains
Meridian Hill Fountains
MLK Jr. Memorial Fountains
National Law Enforcement Memorial
Rawlins Park
Taras Shevshenko Memorial Park Fountain
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Moats and Fountains
US Navy Memorial Fountain
World War II Memorial Fountain
Statues:
Captain John Paul Jones Statue
Dante in Merdian Hill
Edmund Burke Statue
James Bucannan in Merdian Hill
George Mason Statue
Nathaniel Green Statue
John Ericsson Monument
John Marshall Statue in John Marshall Park
Casimir Pulaski in Freedom Plaza
Two chess players in John Marshall Park
John Witherspoon Statue
Theodore Rosevelt Statue and Monuments
Rawlins in Rawlins Park
United Spanish War Veterans Memorial (The “Hiker”)
Thomas Jefferson at Memorial
The Seabees Statues
Bolivar Equestrian in Bolivar Park
Sheridan Statue
Joan of Arc in Merdian Hill
General John Logan Statue
Caesar Rodney
Commodore John Barry Statue
Hamilton (Commerce)
Bernardo de Galvez Statue
George Washington at Washington Circle
Lincoln Statue in Lincoln Memorial
George Washington (Rose Garden)
Taras Schevchenko Statue
Full piece:
dailycaller.com/2026/06/01/don…
dailycaller.com/2026/06/01/don…
